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+# Set the default behavior for all files to automatically handle line endings.
+# This will ensure that all text files are normalized to use LF (line feed)
+# line endings in the repository, which helps prevent cross-platform issues.
+* text=auto eol=lf
+
+# Explicitly declare files that must have LF line endings for proper execution
+# on Unix-like systems.
+*.sh eol=lf
+*.bash eol=lf
+Makefile eol=lf
+
+# Explicitly declare binary file types to prevent Git from attempting to
+# normalize their line endings.
+*.png binary
+*.jpg binary
+*.jpeg binary
+*.gif binary
+*.ico binary
+*.pdf binary
+*.woff binary
+*.woff2 binary
+*.eot binary
+*.ttf binary
+*.otf binary